Archive - 2011 - Sports Article

October 19th

October 19, 2011

By

Becky Polaski

It was a sunny, muddy and extremely windy afternoon at the SMAHS soccer field; however, the conditions were perfect for the Lady Dutch as they picked up their first home victory of the season in a 2-1 contest against the Punxsutawney Lady Chucks.
"Conditions made it an ugly game and Punxsy was scrappy. They moved to the ball well and I think we just had more team speed in the end and that's what allowed us to prevail. We dominated most of the game but the mud was the equalizer in the win," said SMA coach Dr. Bob Schmidt.

October 16th

October 17, 2011

By

Jim Mulcahy

The St. Marys Area Flying Dutch soccer team lost a 7-0 contest to the DuBois Area Beavers on a muddy, cold, wet and windy Saturday morning at the SMAHS soccer field.
The Beavers were the aggressors in the first half of the contest as they were able to build a 5-0 lead at the half.
DuBois got on the board at the 31:54 mark to take the 1-0 lead.
As both teams battled their way through the water and mud, neither mounted much of an offensive threat.
DuBois made the score 2-0 at the 16:08 mark as the shot went over the keeperâ€™s head.

October 16, 2011

By

Becky Polaski

BROCKWAY â€“Â The Elk County Catholic Crusaders came up a few yards short of beating the Brockway Rovers on Friday evening, losing 42-41 in 2 OT as their two-point conversion attempt failed.
"It was a hard-fought ball game the whole time," said ECC coach Travis Skrzypek. "Both teams played outstanding football. It was an exciting game. We just came out one point shy."
"We definitely played a solid game, I think. We didn't have any dumb penalties. We held onto the ball. We played a solid football game. We just didn't get it done at the end," Skrzypek added.

October 16, 2011

By

Jim Mulcahy

DuBOIS - The DuBois Area Beavers handed the St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen a 27-12 non-league setback last night at the E.J. Mansell Stadium in DuBois.
While the Dutch scored the first points of the contest, the Beavers came back with 14 in the second quarter and outscored St. Marys 7-6 in the third period for a 21-12 lead. DuBois added a touchdown in the fourth quarter, making the score 27-12.

October 13th

October 14, 2011

By

Becky Polaski

The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader girls' soccer team picked up a 2-0 win over the Lady Dutch on Thursday afternoon, in a game played under threatening skies at the SMAHS soccer field.
"Our girls played a good game, but Elk Catholic was the better team today," said St. Marys coach Dr. Bob Schmidt. "Mia Keener in goal, Caley Keister in the midfield and Holly Shields at forward played a really, really good game. Our captain Shannon Bridges was playing injured and she still played."

October 14, 2011

By

Becky Polaski

The St. Marys Area Lady Dutchmen girls' tennis team beat the Bradford Lady Owls 7-2 on Thursday afternoon in a match played at St. Marys Area High School.
In first singles, St. Marys' Amy Orr won her match 6-4, 6-3 against Emily Hardy.
In second singles, SMA's Mary Rosman defeated Colleen Douglas 6-0, 6-1.
At third singles, SMA's Marta Vega went undefeated this season, beating Alyssa McGraw 6-0, 6-1.
In fourth singles, St. Marys' Aubrey Wiesner won her match 6-0, 6-0 against Sara James.
In fifth singles, Danielle McCoy lost a tough match against Bradford's Danbee Kim 5-7, 5-7.

October 14, 2011

By

Jim Mulcahy

The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader volleyball team recorded a 3-0 victory over the Kane Lady Wolves last night at the ECCHS gym.
The Lady Crusaders won the first set 25-10 and took the second set 25-19. Elk Catholic won the third set by a 25-11 score to win the match.
â€śWe need to be more than one dimensional. Our defense was solid and our passing game was there,â€ť said ECCHS coach Diane Gies.
â€śWe played well tonight and it was good to get everyone in the game. We working on our weaknesses and improving in our strengths,â€ť added Gies.

October 14, 2011

By

Greg Reedy

The Elk County Catholic boys soccer team took control early and were dominant in a 9-0 victory over Ridgway Thursday afternoon at Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School.
The game was delayed for a hour because only one referee showed up for the game and the delay was done until a second referee could get to the site. The game started at 5 p.m. and a full 40-minute first half was played but there was only a 3-minute halftime and a 30-minute second half before the game was called due to darkness.

October 14, 2011

By

Becky Polaski

The Johnsonburg Rams golfers edged the team from Elk County Catholic High School 232-233 to win this year's Elk County Golf Tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course. The Ridgway Elkers came in third with a score of 244 and St. Marys Area was fourth with 250.
Six members of each school participated in the tournament, except for Johnsonburg, which had only five players. The tournament consisted of six holes of scramble, six holes of alternating shots and six holes of best ball.

October 12th

October 13, 2011

By

Becky Polaski

The Elk County Catholic HIgh School golf squad picked up a pair of victories over St. Marys Area and Brockway during a windy, rainy and cold match played Wednesday afternoon at the St. Marys Golf Club.
ECC had a team score of 214 while St. Marys had 246 and Brockway had 246.
The medalist for the day was ECC's Brandon Schlimm with a five-over-par round of 40.
The low scorer for St. Marys Area was Rudy Gleixner with a 46. Brockway's Alec Bouch shot a 45.